Chalky

I haven't read the links yet so not sure where the connection to Bill Smith comes from? Obviously Sweet Temptation/If'N are his records but the rest all appear to have no connection. Panther owned by Willie Hammond. The only other Greenville connection I can think of with major Bill is Martha Starr who came from the town.

There are 6 releases listed in R&B Indies. 1. Ward Burton & Music Men Inc - Salty Dog If'N 2. Willie Hammond - The One Who Really Loves You. (PAN 2-A) Lots More Fish In The Sea (PAN 2-B) 3. The Bojax - Hippie time Go Ahead & Go 1968 4. The Bojax - Don't Look Back Fast Life 5. The Bojax - So Glad I've Enjoyed As Much Of You As I Can 6. Ward Burton - Sweet Temptation (PAN-5A If'N (PAN-5B) Then of course... 2. Ronny Lowe & The Dominoes - The One Who Really Loves You (PAN-2A) Too Many Fish In The Sea (PAN-2B) To complicate matters there is this release not listed in R&B Indies 4331 The Invisible Burgundy Bullfrog - Cry Me A River (PRP 8171) Batman Rides Again (PRP 8172) Obviously connected as the font is the same and they share the same music publisher, Rainy Day Music.

Ward Burton one is 66/7 or 67/8. The other 69.

According to R&B Indies Ward Burton Panther out of Greenville, SC whilst the Reggie Sadler Panther is Hickory, NC. They may well be linked somehow though.

My apologies Julian if we are, The nickname threw me as he the John I posted was also nicknamed batman in the replies?

Pete Fowler shared this post from Steve Parker on Facebook a few days ago......

I didn't think it had but one or two swear it did and I asked Pat and he said he played it the odd time?

don't see what the fuss is about personally? Very average. Is it because its rare/obscure? It isn't a patch on Mary Wells.

gear & bollox maybe? 😂

Last nights show, Dean and Neil "Shoey" Clarke with two hours of festive crackers to warm the soul on a wet winter's night.

You can tell when he sings “Higher” it isn’t Jackie, well you can tell from the first note really.

I have asked and it isn’t the Eddie Hughes we are interested in.

Marginal. It may well be legit? I have my doubts mind.

Belgian label so not sure how legit it is?

Eddie Hughes

I don’t hear Bob and Fred in it either, totally different to my cloth ears. Eddie Hughes played briefly by Pat mid 80s at Stafford. Andy Dyson and Arthur Fenn as you say, think Kenny Burrell was playing Don’s take if memory serves, or was it Keith?

Solid Smoke or something like that the label from te 80s. I have the one of Deon’s and his Atco LP from the late 60s. Someday The Sun isn’t on any of the Lps, Atco was also distribution Carla releases, maybe they had Deon in the Atlantic studios to record?

Hi Rick I’d forgotten all about that, such a shame, all that unreleased material lost forever.

It's an Atlantic recording so no doubt be in their vaults. Be good if someone could get in there and look and maybe release a from the vaults type CD as have been done for quite a few artists who recorded for Atlantic, Atco etc.

A few shows for you all to catch up on, been a bit slack here of late. Enjoy. Last three weeks, all great shows....